Mercury Station

Mark von Schlegell reads two chapters from Mercury Station, his book about the collapse of human civilization on Mercury in 2150. (Running Time: 20:59)

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It's 2150. System Space has collapsed and most human civilization with it. Eddard Ryan and his fellow prisoners continue to suffer the remote-control domination of the Mercury Station Borstal and its condescending central authority, the qompURE MERKUR? programmed to treat all prisoners as adolescents. When self-styled chrononaut Count Reginald Skaw shows up off Mercury with an inter-station cruiser at his disposal, there's suddenly the possibility of escape -- into the past. Ryan, an Irish Republican, has always fancied himself a skeptic where time travel is concerned. But the girl of his dreams, Black Rose Army confederate Koré McAllister, thinks otherwise. And when Koré mysteriously disappears with Count Skaw, a little witch emerges out of the textual wilderness of fourteenth century Preussland to dispute the legitimacy of history itself.

About the Author:

Mark von Schlegell: Mark von Schlegell's science fiction can be found in underground newspapers, chap-books and zines the world over. Realometer, a collection of literary essays is forthcoming Spring '09 from Merve Verlag, Berlin.